December 1642

[24 December, 1642.]

Lenders of Money, Plate, or Horse, to be repaid from moneys levied in Cornwall and other counties.; Treasurers appointed.

Whereas diverse persons well affected to the good and safety
of this Kingdome, have contributed in Money, Plate, and Horse,
for suppression of the present Rebellion and Insurrection of
Papists, Delinquents, and other Malignant persons in the
Westerne parts, under the command of Sir Ralph Hopton, and
his Adherents Rebells, and Traytors: and for the reliefe of the
good subjects there: It is therefore ordered and ordained by the
Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament, that all and
every such person and persons, as have alreadie, or shall raise,
either Money, Plate, or Horse for the said service, shall bee
satisfied and repaide again within six moneths, with interest for
the same, out of the first moneys that shall be levied and raised
in the Counties of Cornewall, Devon, Sommerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Southampton, and the Counties and Cities of Bristoll,
and Exon, and the Towne and County of Poole, upon any Order
or Ordinance of one, or both Houses of Parliament, Or by any
other Levies or Collections, made or to bee made in the severall
and respective Counties, and Places for that end and purpose;
And it is further Ordered and Ordained by the Authority
aforesaid, that Hugh Sowden, and Thomas Young of the City of
London, Merchants, shall be Treasurers, for the receiving and
disbursing of all and every summe or summes of money which
shall be raised for the use abovesaid, who are hereby nominated,
constituted, and appointed Treasurers, and Receivers as aforesaid.

Treasurers to deliver Moneys and Horse to persons appointed by Committee for defence of Westerne Parts.

And it is further ordered and ordained by the Authority
aforesaid, that the said Hugh Sowden and Thomas Young, shall
and may pay and deliver out of the said Contributions, such
moneys and Horse to such person or persons, and in such
manner, and forme, as the Committee of the Lords and Commons
for the defence of the Westerne parts, or any foure or more of
them, by any writings under their hands shall limitt, appoint,
and declare: And that the Warrant or Warrants of the said
Committee, for the issuing out of the said Moneyes, or deliverie
of the said horses, or of any foure or more of them, together with
the Acquittance, or the Acquittances Receipt or Receipts in
writings, under the hand of the Person or Persons, which shall
be appointed as aforesaid by the said Committee, or foure or
more of them, shall be a sufficient discharge to the Treasurers
or Receivers in this Ordinance named, for so much money, or
such Horse or Horses, as shall be comprehended in such
Acquittance, or Acquittances, for the issuing out, or payment
of the said summe or summes of money, or delivery of such
Horse or Horses respectively.

And it is further ordered by the Authoritie aforesaid, That
the Treasurers and Receivers shall not at all pay any summe, or
summes of money, or deliver, or cause to be delivered any Horse
or Horses, or Plate to bee by them received upon any other
direction, Warrant or demand whatsoever.